The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-22

being repaired for Mrs George Wright.
49, James A. Whitney was at home the
first of the week. 600 Frank Lazelle had
finger cut off by a circular saw Tuesday
of last week. 60 There is very nearly an
epidemic Of tonslitis here
Williamstown.
Ex-GovERNoR SMITH and Superintendent
j. w. Hobart of St. Adams and Railroad
Attorney Fifield of Montpelier were in town
last Friday looking after railroad matters.
The survey to this point from Barre was
completed last week and found satisfactory.
1t is expected that all other prelminaries
will be speedily disposed of and the work of
building the road soon begun. 1t is to be fin
ished on or before the Sth of November
next and the cars running AT this writing
1t is talked that the depot may likely be
located on the west side of the knoll in Mr..
Enoch Howes' meadow, or not far distant
from that point, the opinion prevailing
that the town, as a whole, can be better ac-
commodated there than elsewhere. =-
For the benefit of any who may be thinking
of coming here to live, we may say there
are in our village Methodist, Congregational
and Universalist churches and a Free Bap-
fist church in the southeast corner of the
town. There is one hotel in the village and
one at the Gulf Springs; one store one boot
and shoe shop, one physician, three black
smith-shops, one grist-mill and two saw
mills. There are also several carpenters.
We hope there will be such development
of resources that many another will find de-
sirable openings, and we bespeak a cordial
welcome to every worthy person who shall
come in to better his own condition and that
of the place 60 Mrs. Della House Ora
ham and family recently came from Massa-
chusetts to visit here. 60 Mrs Ella I.
Shepardson, a daughter of Robinson Tenn
pleton and now of Massachusetts, is, with a
son, visiting her fathers family. 60 Mrs.
Lydia Crane Mcpherson of Los Angeles
county, California, and a niece of the late
Mr. Ariel Crane of this place, is visiting
Vermont, and was guest of Mr.. Lucius
Edson's family last week. - Horace
Flint wife nee Miss " Sue " Whitney, and
daughter of Gibbon, Neb., reached here last
week to remain for a short season. 60
Rev Alvaro Webster is to preach in Stowe
on a few Sabbaths to come. - Mrs.
Mahlon E. Davis and daughter left for
Michigan last Thursday. She will visit
friends in Kewanee, ILL.,, and soon return tC
Ann Arbor where she expects to reside
- One of our old school-felows, sue
cessful Vermont merchant who distin.
guished himself in our legislature in days
not long past is reported to us as having
lately quit the sale of tobacco in his store
from conscientious motives. All honor to the
man who has the backbone to carry out sucl
| conscientious scruples if he has them 60
Our ex-townsfolk, Mr.. and Mrs Rice Daven
port, must feel their lines have fallen il
pleasant places. Their friends in st. Johns
bury, where they now live, recently cele
brated the fiftieth anniversary of their mar
riage There were given to them $50 il
money and Mr.. Davenport was presented
with gold-headed cane. Their children
Mr.. and Mrs. Enos +. Walker of this place
We're present on the occasion. - Rev. Il
ID. Miller and wife returned from Gill, Mass.
last week, where they were called to bury
| Mrs. Mller's only sister. This family has
| haaD al nj N 10
years. - To some it may seem but on,
remove from cannibalism, but friend tell.
us that in Texas the robin red-breaSt il
eaten as a luxury - Mrs. S. l.. Under
hill, sister of the late Silas Bohonon, il
very sick at the house of Ralph Whitney
Her case seems a pitiable one and worthy o
expressed sympathy. - Henry Lazel
and Miss Ada f. Martin, daughter of Ophil
| ). Martin, were married on Tuesday of las
week. We Judge Mr.. Lazell has drawn
prize, if marriage must be compared with
lottery. Winslow Flint is about t.
build house to rent on his farm near tn,
quarres. 80 Freeman Pittsley of Wash
ington occupies the house on Winslov
Flint's farm recently vacated by Mr.. Sar
gent. He has come there for the purpose o
taking boarders from the quarries. -
| The sons of Mr.. James Wright Briggs ar,
planning to celebrate his eghty-fourth birth
| day, which occurs July 4, at his home il
Rochester, n. Y - 1t is pretty safe t.
believe that if we knew everything il
another mans life or business we should b,
| slow to envy him One who is accounted t,
have achieved great success in the grant,
| business tells us if he were to live his life
over again, with his present knowledge h,
should keep out of that business. -
| Charles Erskine cOngratulates himself tina
| he has not rod of slash fence ~ on hi
farm. But he has a plenty of granite bowl
ders above ground, and perhaps two granite
| quarries below - Friends of Mr. an,
! Mrs. Sherman Winchester will be sorry t,
learn that they have lost the little boy bori
! to them after going to Manchester, n. II
- DIR. j. NJ. Remission physician to thu
insane asylum, Middetown, Ct) and wife
warm friends of Miss Annie NJ. Benedict
are to come to Barre this week to witnes
| her graduation at Goddard Seminary. The,
are then to be her guests here till mex
week - Miss Fanny f. Waldo, who i
doing such valiant work in getting an edu
cation, is to live with Rev. j. Edwar,
Wright's family in Montpelier during tn,
summer vacation of the Methodist Semin
airy. - The Universalist society vii
hold sociable at the town hall Frida.
evening, July 1st. - DR., Charles A
Gale and wife of Rutland are visiting famil,
! friends here and in Barre. - JOSEPH
Gregory, it is said, has bought the house oc
cupied by George w. House for some year
past. 1t has recently been put into fine con
a
| PrentsS Waldos colt has attracted goo,
many visitors. Aside from a hairless tail
maneless neck, eyelids without lashe
and only apologies for ears, the animal is
fine one. - 1t is said that survey TO
an extension of the railroad from this plac
to Royaton will be made later on in tn
season. - Whatever advantages ma
come to this town with railroad, it seem
sure that the delightful drives north an
south on the valley roads must suffer bt
cause of the nearEess of the railroad. The
will doubtless be well improved in the littl
time that remains before the road is bull
- George Flint of st. Johnsbury, a
unmarried son of our eX-townswoman, Mai
celline Hopkins, recently died in st. Johns
bury, after a short illness. - The young
est son of Henry Martin, son of the late A
len Martin, has diphtheria. - Our raj
road commissioners met the Central Vel
mont railroad S attorney, Hon, b. f. FifielC
at Montpelier on Monday last, to complet
the trade for the extension of the road t
this village. Though unsuccessful at tha
time, we believe it is expected on Saturda
next to effect a satisfactory arrangement.